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A503 crash in Islington on 24 December 1998 at 20:43 involving a Nissan Micra

A Nissan Micra and a Nissan Primera were involved in a crash on the A503 in Islington at 20:43 on Thursday 24 December 1998. A 52-year-old male pedestrian hit by the Nissan Micra was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in the rain on a wet dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, at a crossroads.

Severity
Slight
Date
24 Dec 1998
Thursday, 20:43
Vehicles
2
Nissan Micra and Nissan Primera
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.54879, longitude -0.12926, in the N7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
199801NH00536
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
503
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Crossroads
Junction control
Auto traffic signal
Second road class
A
Second road number
5200

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
Pedestrian phase at traffic signal

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Raining, no high winds
Road surface
Wet or damp

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, at the same spot, was a slight injury crash on 5 October 1998.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Nissan Micra

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    48 years
    Engine capacity
    998 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    5 years

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan Primera

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    South West
    Travelling to
    North East
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,597 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    6 years

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Slight

    Male, aged 52, hit by vehicle 1 (Nissan Micra)

    Pedestrian location
    Crossing elsewhere within 50 m of a pedestrian crossing
    Pedestrian movement
    Crossing from nearside, masked by parked or stationary vehicle

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 199801NH00536 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 1998.